Search for an object

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This dialog box allows you to find an object by typing its proper name or its number in one of the available catalogs (NGC, IC, Messier, LBN) .

For the Orion Nebula, you can type :

  • “Great Orion Nebula”

  • “M 42” or “M42”

  • “Messier 42” or “messier42” *

  • “LBN 974”

But we can search too:

  • a constellation: Orion

  • a planet: Jupiter

  • a satellite: Titan

  • an asteroid: Ceres, (1024) Hale

  • a comet: Hale-Bopp, C/1995 O1

  • or a star: Betelgeuse